Information Technology

We’re a 191-year-old, £1.5 billion global company with huge ambitions for the future. And because technology will play a vital role in fulfilling these ambitions, it means that IT at Clarks is an incredibly exciting place to be. Our Group IT function is a crucial part of our business. From ensuring business leaders get the insight they need to select the right technology in a rapidly changing world to maintaining the technology and systems that we need to trade and operate day-to-day.

Group IT is at the very heart of Clarks business. From Delivery to Services, Architecture to Strategy and Planning, our IT teams work across the business to deliver large projects and change programmes. Working with cutting-edge technology, they’re constantly looking for ways to drive our business forward. From implementing tablets in our stores to rebooting our App strategy and capabilities, our IT teams are constantly looking to improve the way we work and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Step in

Big, exciting things are happening here at Clarks. Join one of our Information Technology teams and be part of them.

Our large and diverse Delivery Team is tasked with implementing the large, global technology change projects that we are putting in place to support our ambitious plans for the future. From small improvements to multi-million pound systems, our Delivery Teams are available to ensure Clarks gets the support it needs, when it is required.

Supporting our stores and distribution centres around the world, our Services Team implement the processes and technology needed to make sure each one of the 55 million pairs of shoes that we sell annually get to where it needs to be and is tracked every step of the way.

Working with business leaders to decide where our technology strategy should be taking us, the Strategy and Planning Team recommend the actual systems, platforms and applications Clarks needs to deliver our ambitions for the future. To deliver what we said we would, on budget, on time and to our customers’ satisfaction.

Clarks is a global business with a growing demand for market leading technology services, as a result we have IT teams on the ground in key European, US and Asia Pacific regions supporting local management teams on projects both big and small, as well as keeping the business operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Digital Engineering

We're looking for people who have the drive to help us deliver exciting global digital projects to join us. Have you got what it takes to help us enhance our digital experiences?

Here at Clarks, quality is not just something we build into our shoes, it's what we strive to implement across our digital platforms. Our Digital Engineering team are a vital part of our ongoing Group IT transformation programme, driving our journey to ensure that Clarks is a responsive digital organisation. Our approach to Digital Engineering is rooted in modern architecture, flexible tools and infrastructure, and blended with an Agile mind-set.

Developing new technology and improving our Agile ways of working, we want to create a step-change in our capability, enabling us to deliver what our customers want, faster. That's why we're currently expanding our teams across Digital Engineering so we can continue to build quality software at velocity.

Digital Engineering teams

In the testing landscape, the tools we use and ways we work are constantly changing. We encourage our people to share their ideas for how we can evolve and improve our current processes, inspiring interaction and learning across the wider testing community. Join us and you'll be exposed to a wide spectrum of areas, including: API testing, performance testing, UI testing, acceptance testing, security testing, exploratory testing and more.

The software our teams produce enable Clarks to maintain itself as a global brand. Here, you'll have access to the best tools and the freedom to use your creativity to solve engineering challenges every day. We know that a talented and creative team who aren't afraid to share their thoughts is far stronger than a room full of quiet coders. That's why we'll expect you to bring your best ideas to the table, using your experience to design and build software that will operate in a demanding and dynamic environment.

Our DevOps team have access to the best tools available. Here you'll have the freedom to use your creativity to solve engineering challenges every day; designing and building the repeatable infrastructure and toolchains that will underpin a rock-solid software engineering process, from development through to production. We'll encourage you to put your enthusiasm and passion for sound engineering principles to good use as you create a technical environment that promotes a focus on quality, early feedback and high availability.

In a world of rapid technology change, it's never been more important to ensure that our software remains relevant and implemented against the best possible patterns and standards to deliver our business outcomes. Deciding what the best tools, process and approach are to enable our engineering function to solve challenges, you'll use your experience to lead the design and build of software with the ability to focus in on the detail, and still maintain a wider view point. A confident communicator with passion and a pragmatic approach, you'll play a vital role in our new digital engineering team.

Get On

Our people are proud to work for Clarks - and we're proud to have them. So because you'll do such a fantastic job for us, we'll do the right thing by you, with a salary and benefits package that recognises and rewards your contribution.

Working in our global head office in Street means you'll be in a beautiful part of Somerset, but you might be working in one of our regional or international offices. In Boston, Shanghai or Reutlingen. You may even work from home. But wherever you are in the world, rest assured we'll look after you and yours, personally and professionally.

Your range of benefits also depends on the country you're in. But wherever you are in the world, one thing's certain: all our benefits are linked to our ethos of caring about our people and focusing on what they need. That's just the way we do things at Clarks.

And depending on your role, you could enjoy benefits such as healthcare and a company car or car allowance.

A competitive package

Industry benchmarked reward package

Clarks discount scheme

Flexible pension scheme

Generous life cover

On-site restaurant

Star Makers

Passionate, enthusiastic, super-helpful: everything we love and everything we look for in people. You'll be joining Clarks at an incredibly exciting time. We're growing like never before.

We're moving into new markets, attracting new customers with some fantastic new products. It's safe to say there's a lot going on and a lot still to be done. That's why we're so passionate about your career development and growth. We'll encourage you to develop personally and professionally, and we'll give you all the tools you need to build on your existing skills and gain new ones.

A comprehensive induction programme to give you all the job-related training you need

An impressive range of self-learning guides, material and solutions that's geared to your development

Look Around

Home is where the heart is. And our heart's in Street, Somerset. We're still on the original site where we began all those years ago. Mind you, we've done a bit to it since then. The original buildings which once housed machine rooms, cutting rooms, making rooms, trimming and packing rooms have been lovingly renovated to create a unique, modern work environment that's home to over 1,200 people. It's quirky, creative and different, with stories and history around every corner. We're incredibly proud of it – and we hope you will be too!

Our front door. We're still on the original site where we began all those years ago.

The home of warm welcomes. You might notice that the floor in our main reception slopes downwards – a legacy from the days when this room was used to wash leathers.

Four machines used in shoe-making and some beautiful works of art – the past and future come together beautifully at Clarks.

The original buildings have been lovingly renovated to create a unique, modern work environment that's home to over 1,200 people.

Our product galleries provide a beautiful, open and flexible space that we use for range management and product engagement sessions. Or anytime you want to work in a light, bright and inspiring place, really.

From fashion to the arts, Britain leads where others follow. Over the last six decades a handful of names have kept the nation at the heart of global creativity. Including Clarks. We're constantly redefining great shoe design.

We're immensely proud of our heritage. On the walls you'll see artworks that remind all of us of our history, our brand, what we've done and some of the famous names we've worked with.

Say hello to "Anthony". In the absence of electricity in Street, "Anthony" was commissioned at the turn of the twentieth century to power the Clarks factories.

While last-making is an artisan skill that goes back hundreds of years, it's as important as ever to the shoe-making process. From blocks of wood, we create the beautiful lasts that are the starting point for the design of every single shoe.

You'll notice the bits and pieces on the wall just outside our Design Studio. It's the inspiration wall – with everything from toys to history, textiles to typography.

The social hub of our building, the 'Cowshed' cafeteria is the perfect place for an informal meeting, a spot of lunch or a refreshing cuppa – or just to watch the news for a bit!

We get our fair share of sunshine here in Somerset, but whatever the weather (almost), the balcony's a great spot for an al-fresco catch up or a coffee.

If you’re looking for a fantastic collaborative space or simply a light, bright and inspiring place to work then we have some great meeting rooms.

The peaceful haven of our executive offices. But our senior team don't hide away here – you'll see plenty of them out-and-about in the business.

The first thing you'll notice is the table covered in leather – we're big on natural materials after all! The boardroom also has state-of-the-art video-conferencing facilities so that we can keep in touch with all our global teams.

We've made making shoes an art form, so we've an eye for the beautiful and the interesting.

We wear our heart on our sleeve and keep our history close by here at Clarks. In fact, the Clarks shoe museum is here at head office. Well worth a visit if you'd like to understand more about Clarks, our incredible history and our products over the years.